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Alumni In Action
Marian LeeHow did being in New York impact your professional journey? My professional experience immediately after Wagner for about 10 years (during my 20's) was in New York. New York has so many job opportunities - right out of school, I was able to get hands-on …
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Contemporary Issues in Nonprofit FinanceThere’s a common misperception floating around the public service sector: nonprofit managers have no idea how to run a business. While it may be tempting to attribute the tumultuous financial conditions of many nonprofits to poor management, Associate …
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Financial Access Initiative (FAI) Launches Research on Small Firms in the United States The Financial Access Initiative (FAI), housed at the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, together with the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth through the Mastercard Strive small business program, announced the launch of the Small Firm …
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NYU Wagner Hosts Health Equity Today: The Place Principle Panel DiscussionOn Friday, February 7, 2025, NYU Wagner hosted its annual Health Equity Today event. The Health Equity Today event series—conceived by Dr. Richard Park, a physician, entrepreneur, and esteemed member of NYU Wagner's Health Advisory Board, alongside …
Alumni In Action
Melissa Grober-MorrowWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? I was working full-time at New York Cares and really liked my job, so I was looking for part-time graduate school programs. I weighed a few options: MBA programs vs. MPA programs, public vs. private …
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Natasha Iskander is Honored for Book on Migrant Workers Behind the 2022 World Cup, and BeyondNatasha Iskander, Professor of Urban Planning and Public Service at NYU Wagner, has been honored by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning for her critically acclaimed book looking at the migrant workforce involved in preparations for the 2022 …
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Who Feels Included in School? Examining Feelings of Inclusion Among Students With DisabilitiesThe passage of landmark federal legislation in 1975 guaranteed students with disabilities (SWDs) a free appropriate public education. Over time, reauthorization of this legislation has highlighted the importance of educating SWDs in the general education …
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Student Spotlight: Daria Guzzo (MPA 2025)Daria Guzzo (MPA 2025), chair, Women's Affordable Housing Network (WAHN) Could you share a bit about yourself and tell us why you wanted to attend NYU Wagner? I grew up in the Quad Cities on the Iowa-Illinois border and attended Grinnell College, …
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Six Mayors Gather to Discuss Potential for Cities' Infrastructure Renewal Under Next PresidentNYU Wagner, in partnership with the U.S. Conference of Mayors, convened a bipartisan discussion with six mayors from around the country, including New York's Bill de Blasio, on why infrastructure in U.S. cities is key to both economic security and public …
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Learning Leadership in Action: NYU Wagner Students Visit City Hall for Experiential InsightUndergraduate students in NYU Wagner’s Management and Leadership (UPADM-GP 103) course recently stepped beyond the classroom walls to engage with public service in real-time through a site visit to New York City Hall. Now an annual tradition, this …
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Advancing Relational Leadership Research: A Dialogue Among PerspectivesLeaders and followers live in a relational world-a world in which leadership occurs in complex webs of relationships and dynamically changing contexts. Despite this, our theories of leadership are grounded in assumptions of individuality and linear …
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Vishaan Chakrabarti Discusses “The Architecture of Urbanity” at Henry Hart Rice Urban Policy ForumOn Thursday, October 10, 2024, NYU Wagner hosted the annual Henry Hart Rice Urban Policy Forum, featuring guest speaker Vishaan Chakrabarti, founder and creative director of the Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU). Henry Hart Rice Professor of …
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Wagner Alumni are Celebrated as Black New York TrailblazersTwo NYU Wagner alumni, Farah Louis (MPA 2018) and Jennifer Jones Austin (EMPA 1996), have been named in City & State’s Power of Diversity: Black 100 which recognizes Black trailblazers in New York. The list of honorees represent every corner of New York’s …
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New Executive Certificate in Data Literacy and Evidence Building… full 12 class program - Note: Partial scholarships (up to $3,500) available for eligible state and local government …
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City Health Dashboard Expanding to 500 More CitiesThe City Health Dashboard—an innovative health data visualization tool created by the Department of Population Health at NYU Langone Medical Center and the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at NYU in partnership with the National Resource …
Alumni In Action
Natasha LernerHow did being in New York City impact your professional journey? Wagner, being in NYC and with its course schedule, allowed me to intern every semester. I was able to grow my resume while growing my knowledge and skills at Wagner. During my MPA, I …
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Residential Street Parking and Car OwnershipProblem, research strategy, and findings: Local governments’ minimum street-width standards may force developers to oversupply, and residents to pay excessively for, on-street parking in residential neighborhoods. Such oversupply is often presumed to …
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The Economics of MicrofinanceThe microfinance revolution, begun with independent initiatives in Latin America and South Asia starting in the 1970s, has so far allowed 65 million poor people around the world to receive small loans without collateral, build up assets, and buy …
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Does the Racial Composition of the School Environment Influence Children's Body Mass Index?Purpose This study investigates the degree to which the racial composition of the school environment may influence the body mass index (BMI) of children aged 10 to 18 years. This research may be viewed as extending prior work that has found that the …
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Next of Kin Perceptions of Physician Responsiveness to Symptoms of Hospitalized Patients Near Death… hospitals between April 1998 and June 1999 after a minimum 3-day inpatient stay. Next-of-kin ratings of whether …
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Senator Schumer Delivers Major Policy Speech at NYU WagnerDelivering a major policy speech at NYU Wagner, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer of New York called August 11 for creating a development authority to marshal the federal funds, financing, and bipartisan political will necessary to replace the pair of …
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Dean Sherry Glied and NYU Wagner Alumni Named NY's Most Influential Women in Public Service LeadershipNYU Wagner Dean Sherry Glied was named one of City & State ’s 2022 Power Women 100, along with two Wagner alumnae, Jennifer Jones Austin (MPA 1997) and Farah Louis (MPA 2018). The Power Women 100 award acknowledges the invaluable contributions of women …
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Student Spotlight: Judy Huynh (MUP 2024)What motivated you to attend Wagner, a school of public service? NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service offers high-quality programs in public service and policy that have a strong emphasis on social justice and developing leaders who …
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The Vital Elements of Family Justices Family Case Management ModelFamily Justice is dedicated to aiding individuals under justice system supervision by supporting them and their families and working in partnership with government. Case management and other services are provided through La Bodega de la Familia, a …